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National Weather Service: New Age of Collaboration and Enhanced Communication

National Weather Service: New Age of Collaboration and Enhanced Communication. 56 th IAEM Annual Conference November 15-20, 2008 Daniel Noah Warning Coordination Meteorologist NWS Tampa Bay Area daniel.noah@noaa.gov.

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National Weather Service: New Age of Collaboration and Enhanced Communication

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  1. National Weather Service: New Age of Collaboration and Enhanced Communication 56th IAEM Annual Conference November 15-20, 2008 Daniel Noah Warning Coordination Meteorologist NWS Tampa Bay Area daniel.noah@noaa.gov

  2. “The purpose of any organization is to identify and fill the relevant needs of those they serve” Steven S. Little

  3. Mr. Little wanted a milkshake while staying ata hotel. They had the ingredients but wouldnot make him one. Rules, regulations, procedures, and customs impede a companies’ innovation.

  4. NWS Mission: Protect Life and Property by Issuing Warnings and Forecasts for Hazardous Weather Transcend job descriptions and mission statements to fill relevant needs of our customers Every emergency is unique and your NWS must remain flexible

  5. Emergency Management Pre-911

  6. Emergency Management Post-911 ICS 100/200 - Incident Command System ICS 800 - National Response Plan NIMS 700- National Incident Management System

  7. National Response Plan Prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies – from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe

  8. National Incident Management System NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents Common terminology and organizational structure regardless of where you work

  9. Incident Command System Incident Commander Public Information Officer Safety Officer Technical Specialist (NWS’s Role in EM) Operations Section Planning Section Logistics Section Finance/ Administrative Section Staging Areas Service Branch Resources Unit Time Unit Communications Unit Branches Air Operations Branch Situation Unit Medical Unit Procurement Unit Food Unit Divisions Air Support Group & Groups Demobilization Unit Support Branch Compensation/ Claims Unit Task Forces Supply Unit Air Tactical Group Cost Unit Facilities Unit Strike Teams Documentation Unit Ground Support Unit Single Resources

  10. Hurricane Wilma at Fort Myers EOC October 2005

  11. But It Doesn’t Stop There The NWS must understand your job in order to anticipate what you might need Florida Professional Emergency Manager Certification • 150 hours of training in emergency management • 50 hours must been attained in Florida in a classroom • 10 professional contributions to Emergency Management • Experience and time in the business

  12. We can talk-the-talk, now what? The NWS and Emergency Management must build personal relationships to effectively communicate with each other. A disaster strikes your community. Are you going to listen to someone you’ve never met? Relationships and trust are imperative.

  13. Building Relationships http://www.stormready.noaa.gov/contact.htm

  14. Relationships Your NWS must also build relationships with emergency management partners Your customers are our customers

  15. Polk County, FL - Super FogJanuary 9, 2008 70 cars in accident, 5 fatalities

  16. Interstate 4 Location of Fire Multi-Car Pileup Smoke combined with the cool stable air at night to form super fog

  17. Fog/Smoke was Exceptionally DenseNWS Tampa Bay found out 1.5 hours after event Neither the DOT or Highway Patrol thought to call NWS Tampa Bay Area to get the word out

  18. Gasparilla in Tampa January 19, 2008 150,000 in attendance

  19. A Line of Storms Approached The parade had already begun. After briefing Hillsborough County Emergency Management, the Gasparilla Children’s Parade was shut down. The parade had never been shut down or cancelled in 17 years!

  20. Storms Caused Winds over 60 MPH

  21. Partner Feedback “Thanks to the Forecasters on duty Saturday, January 19th during the Kids Parade for Gasparilla - they worked very closely with us and were vital in making the decision to cancel the parade for the safety of the public - it was not a popular decision, but it was the right one!” Larry Gispert, Director Hillsborough County Emergency Management President, IAEM

  22. Super Bowl XLIII NWS Tampa Bay Area will staff the EOC during the event We will do a live practice run during the 2009 Outback Bowl

  23. Media & Tornado Event February 26, 2008 Webinar helped to Diffuse Media Frustration & Misunderstanding WFO Tampa issued a tornado warning at 10:05 PM during prime time news, caught a Chief Meteorologist off guard, who angered the news director because he broke into their newscast.

  24. Questionable Tornado Warning??

  25. Step-by-Step Thought Process

  26. Tampa is the 13th Largest Media Market And yet we found out some TV station operations and automated product generation were stuck in the warning-by-county world instead of using the warning-by-polygon These stations contacted their vendor to make the appropriate changes

  27. NWS Instant Messaging Think of it as a tool for Situational Awareness • Leave it on in the background if weather is in the area • Check out the conversations and products links to find out what is happening in your county • Ask NWS questions in public or private chat room • Give NWS feedback on what you know is happening

  28. Instant Messaging Usage of system on a quiet weather day http://www.iemchat.com will be turned off on February 2, 2009 and will be replaced by NWS Chat (https://nwschat.weather.gov), which will be hosted on NWS servers.

  29. NWS Chat Instant Messaging https://nwschat.weather.gov • Developed for the purpose of sharing critical decision support information with core partners • NWS Chat will leave experimental mode if EM and Media partners find service of value • A NWS server may make your I.T. feel better about allowing it on your system

  30. EF-1 3.2 miles $500,000 The Power of Instant MessagingTornado Signature 30 Miles North of Tampa

  31. The Power of Instant Messaging December 16, 2007 Chat Log – Pasco Tornado (12/16/2007 4:32:40 AM) iembot: TBW issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas [FL] till 5:30 AM EST (12/16/07 04:34:54 AM) iembot: TBW issues Special Weather Statement STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SUMTER HERNANDO AND CITRUS COUNTIES for Citrus, Hernando, Sumter [FL] till 5:15 AM EST (12/16/07 5:05:35 AM) iembot: TBW issues Flood Statement for Pasco [FL] till 6:15 AM EST (12/16/07 5:07:59 AM) nwstbw_soo: Issuing another a Tornado Warning for Pasco (12/16/07 5:08:20 AM) iembot: TBW issues Tornado Warning for Pasco [FL] till 6:00 AM EST (12/16/07 5:10:40 AM) iembot: Storm Prediction Center issues Mesoscale Discussion (12/16/07 5:12:38 AM) iembot: TBW issues Short Term Forecast (12/16/07 5:24:01 AM) iembot: TBW continues Tornado Warning for Pasco [FL] till 6:00 AM EST (12/16/07 5:26:18 AM) wflaweather: hi guys...any damage reports? (12/16/07 5:31:42 AM) iembot: TBW issues Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs out 20 nm, Tampa Bay waters [GM] till 6:15 AM EST

  32. The Power of Instant Messaging December 16, 2007 Chat Log – Pasco Tornado (12/16/07 5:45:30 AM) nwstbw_soo: Issuing another TOR for Eastern Pasco/Southern Sumter (12/16/07 5:45:54 AM) iembot: TBW issues Tornado Warning for Pasco, Sumter [FL] till 6:00 AM EST (12/16/07 5:47:33 AM) wflaweather: thx for the update and heads-up (12/16/07 5:47:54 AM) nwstbw_soo: WFLA...At this point some reports of power outages in New Port Richey and Clearwater areas. (12/16/07 5:48:09 AM) wflaweather: thanks (12/16/07 5:52:57 AM) iembot: TBW issues Short Term Forecast (12/16/07 5:53:44 AM) wflaweather: news desk heard a scanner report of structural damage to a fire station near Land O Lakes. Will check and pass along more later... (12/16/07 5:57:48 AM) wtvt_wx: Pasco fire confirms damage to two out buildings at co jail in Land O Lakes.

  33. Results After Clicking on Tornado Warning

  34. 125 Female Inmates Evacuated 5 Minutes Before $750K Hardened Tent They Were In Was Destroyed

  35. Improved Relationships Through Instant Messaging • I.M. Members at NWS Tampa Bay • Emergency Management • Media • StormReady Cities & Universities • Department of Transportation • FL Division of Forestry • (FL Highway Patrol) • U.S. Coast Guard • MacDill Air Force Base • SKYWARN Net Control Operators

  36. NEW! Interactive NWShttp://inws.wrh.noaa.gov You manage which warnings and advisories you want sent to your cell phone or Email

  37. iNWS: Pick a Point, County, or an Areahttp://inws.wrh.noaa.gov

  38. NWS Spectrum of Service Outreach and Preparedness Efforts • Your NWS can write articles for your websites and safety guides • Your NWS can create realistic weather scenarios and can be one of the controllers for your exercises • Your NWS can be a resource for weather data needed in your mitigation plans and grant writing

  39. NWS Spectrum of Services Communicating Threat with Emergency Management Product request Web Briefing Recorded Briefing

  40. NWS Spectrum of Services Communicating Threat with Emergency Management Live Virtual Briefing IC Center On-site IC Incident On-site

  41. We Are There With You If Needed Take Advantage of NWS Resources Response to 2005 Katrina Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge

  42. Decision Support ServicesForecasting Hazardous Material Plume

  43. Where Will The Plume Go? CAMEO vs NWS Hysplit

  44. CAMEO/ALOHA Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) • Small Scale Release • 0-6 square miles and up to 1 hour • ALOHA is the part of Cameo that createsthe “cloud footprint” that can be plotted to aid first responders in decisions >90% of the time this will be the responder’s model of choice

  45. NWS Hysplit Dispersion Model • Large Scale Release • 6+ square miles / 1+ hour(s) • Chemical, biological or radioactive contaminant • Uses actual forecast model to calculate dispersions • Output available in multiple formats • GIFs, Postscript, PDF, ArcView, Google Earth • Sent to you via Fax or Email • Emergency Management must request from local NWS office

  46. Hysplit Output for Google Earth Example: Sheraton Convention Center, Chlorine Release, 11/17/2008 Acute Exposure Guidelines Levels

  47. CAMEO vs Hysplit

  48. CAMEO vs Hysplit Which model should youuse for a moderate size wild or forest fire?

  49. CAMEO vs Hysplit

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